October 12th NXT 2.0

*Hit Row arriving to the CWC…attacked by Legado del Phantasma…Top Dolla & B-Fab are kidnapped…Santos wishes Swerve good luck tonight without his friends.

*Joe Gacy in the ring…he will represent “all of you snowflakes” (which he says with zero sarcasm) once he inserts himself in the NXT Championship match.

(1)  Tommaso Ciampa defeats Joe Gacy…Fairytale Ending for the win (10:48)…AFTER…Harland attacks Ciampa on the entryway…Gacy comes to Ciampa’s aid but Harland goozles him quickly…Gacy diffuses the situation by gently stroking Harland’s face…Hardland runs off…Gacy checks on Ciampa but Ciampa shoves him away.

*Toxic Attraction to the ring…Gigi & Jayce want the Women’s Tag Team titles & they’re coming for them at Halloween Havoc…Mandy issues the challenge to Raquel for the Women’s title as well.

(2)  Xyon Quinn defeats Malik Blade…Superman Forearm for the win (02:47).

*Tommaso Ciampa backstage with McKenzie…Grizzled Young Veterans interrupt, they can’t wait to see Ciampa lose to a rookie…Bron Breakker shows up & tells GVY that “this rookie” is ready to go right now…GVY decide discretion is the better part of valor & take their leave…Breakker tells Ciampa he’ll have his back until Halloween Havoc because he wants him at his best.

*Swerve backstage with McKenzie…no one has heard from Ashante Adonis…Swerve says he’s confident his family will be OK…he’s taking the North American title with him to SmackDown & there’s nothing Santos can do about it.

(3)  Ivy Nile defeats Valentina Feroz…modified Torture Rack for the submission win (02:43)…AFTER…Bivens announces Ivy Nile has arrived & she didn’t come to play…same with the Creed Brothers & Roderick Strong…Ikemen Jiro interrupts…Julius Creed gets in Jiro’s face…Jiro lands a right hand & rolls out as we go to commercial…

(4)  Julius Creed defeats Ikemen Jiro…Creed hits the Cartwheel Slam & Low Lariat for the win (>03:31…match began during commercial)…AFTER…Diamond Mine begins a group beating on Jrio…Kushida down for the save Diamond Mine has the numbers & things don’t go well for Kushida.

*Raquel Gonzalez promo…tells Mandy that making history comes at a price, so let’s spin the wheel & make the deal at Halloween Havoc.

*Lashing Out with Lash Legend…Legends of the Week: Hit Row…Lashing Out of the Week: Tony D’Angelo for wanting to get on the show…forget about it…her producer made sure Tony didn’t get in the studio.

(5)  Kyle O’Reilly & Von Wagner defeat Pete Dunne & Ridge Holland…Wagner with a twisting butterfly suplex on Holland for the win (12:40).

*Andre Chase University…he taught Odyssey Jones a lesson in ring awareness last week…when a student points out that his interference should have resulted in a disqualification, Chase has another obscenity-laced temper tantrum & throw the student out.

*Tony D’Angelo promo…he’s got Lash Legend’s producer, who blew him off, in his trunk…you know, because he’s EYE-talian & that’s how those people deal with things!

(6)  Duke Hudson defeats Grayson Waller…Waller goes for a springboard move but Hudson kicks the ropes to send Waller flying…Hudson rolls Waller up & grabs some tights for the win (02:38).

*Santos Escobar promo…his family will stay in the locker room, so it will be mano-a-mano tonight!

*Imperium promo…MSK are an embarrassment, but Imperium is here to save us.

(7)  Persia Pirotta & Indi Hartwell defeat Sarray & Amari Miller…Persia drops Amari with a Fireman’s Carry Facebuster (reversa F-5) & Indi follows with Pretty Savage for the win (02:26)…AFTER…Persia on the mic, mentions the Women’s tag titles…this brings Io & Zoey to the ring…Gigi & Jayce aren’t far behind…a brawl ensues…Io & Zoey clear the ring.

*Grayson Waller in the kitchen…Cameron Grimes strolls up, asks how he landed the hottie he’s with…Waller introduces Grimes to dating apps.

*Solo Sikoa vignette…he was left to fight on the streets at 15…coming soon to NXT.

(8)  Isaiah “Swerve” Scott defeats Santos Escobar…retains his North American Championship…Swerve attacks before the bell…Wilde & Mendoza up on the apron for the distraction…Carmelo Hayes & Trick down to neutralize them…Swerve hits the JML Driver for the win (11:15)…AFTER…Carmelo Hayes raises Swerve’s hand in victory but then levels him with a clothesline & cashes in his Breakout Contract…

(9)  Carmelo Hayes defeats Swerve…to become the NEW North American Champion…Top Buckle Legdrop Bulldog (aka the Sicilian Slice) for the win (01:11).

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WWE NXT PREVIEW – October 19, 2021

+ Odyssey Jones vs. Andre Chase

+ Tommaso Ciampa & Bron Breakker vs. Grizzled Young Veterans

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WWE NXT HALLOWEEN HAVOC PREVIEW – October 26, 2021

+ Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Bron Breakker – for the NXT Championship

+ Io Shirai & Zoey Stark (c) vs. Gigi Dolan & Jayce Jayne vs. Persia Pirotta & Indi Hartwell – triple threat match for NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship

+ Raquel Gonzalez (c) vs. Mandy Rose – Spin the Wheel, Make a Deal for the NXT Women’s Championship

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